Fastening for women&#39;s undergarments



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' L. RosENMAN FASTENING FOR'WOMNS UNDERGARMENTS Filed Feb. 18I 1925 2 Sheets- Sheet 2 l 11777 www@ 354% A TToRNEYs.

.Patented oct. 19,1926.

UNITED STATES LEO ROSENMAN, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

IFASTENIN'G' FOR WOMENS UNDERGARMENTS.

Application led February 18, 1925. Serial No. 10,016.

This invention relates, generally, to im', provements in womens undergarments; and the invention has reference, more particularly, to an improved arrangement and construction of fastenings for womens undergarments, such as brassires, underwaists, and similar garments. Y

The invention has for its principal object to provide aI garment with a novel arrangement and construction of fastening means for uniting the meeting edges of the garment to furnish a gapeless closure of the kind known in the art as a French closing, while at the same time providing an arrangement of fastening means which permits the wearer to selectively fasten the garment in either comparatively loose fitting or in tight fitting relation to the body, as may be desired; such an arrangement permitting the wearer to adjust the garment loosely for comfort, but snugly or tight fitting for dress occasions or for reducing purposes. To the above ends the novel fastening arrangement and construction for the garment consists of hook and eye fasteners in the form of hook tape and eye tape, which are respectively secured to the respective meeting edge portions of the garment. The eye tape is constructed to provide two substantially vertical rows of eyes, one row (viz the inner ',row) being disposed in rearwardly spaced relation to the other (viz, the outer row), and the front of the garment being united or secured lto the eye tape in such novel manner. that the loops of the outer row of eyesy will project laterally from one meeting edge ofthe garment toward the opposite meeting edge thereof tok which the hook tape is secured, while the loops of the inner row of eyes are caused to project outwardly through perforations in face of the garment so as to be exteriorly exposed for engagement by the hooks of the opposite garment-edge, but spaced a desired distance to the rear of said projecting loops of the outer row of eyes. The distance separating the outer and inner rows of eyes will constitute the amount of take-up provided in w the garment fastening, as between a comparatively lo'ose fitting and a desired tight fitting of the same. The novel arrangement of eye loops relative to the yface of the gar- :nent is such, that a neat appearance of the garment is retained, even'when the garment is loosely worn, whileI when Worn in tight fitting 'condition all eye loops are concealed.

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularly enumerated, will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the same.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichz Figure 1 is a front view of a brassire furnished with the novel arrangement and construction of fastening means made according to and embodying the principles of this in.

vention; Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary View of portions of the meeting edges of the garment as closed by the novel arrangement and construction of fastening means for comparatively easy or loose fitting relation to the wearers person; Figure 3 is i a similar view as closedby the novel arrangement and construction of fastening means for tight-fitting relation to the Wearers person; Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary face view of the meeting edge of the garment equipped with the novel ar I rangement of eye fasteners, a portion of the garment body being broken away to show a face'view of the tape body by which the eye fasteners are supported; and Figure 5 is a transverse section, on a further enlargedscale, taken on line 5-5 in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a 'fragmentary face view of a modified construction of eye tape attached to the body of a garment; and Figure 7 is a transverse section, on an enlarged scale, taken on line 7-7 in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary face view of the meeting edge of the garment equipped with a modified form of the novel arrangement of eye fasteners, a -portion of the garment body being also broken away in this view to show a face view of the tape body by which'the eye fasteners are supported; and Figure 9 is-a. transverse. section taken on line .9-9 in said Figure 8.

indicates av Y edge 11 ofthe garment opening is a hooktape 12 to which are firmly secured fastener hooks in desired longitudinal spaced apart relation, and so that the bills 13 of the fastener hooks are properly exteriorly projected along the inner face of said meeting edge 11 of the garment.

The reference character 14 indicates the base strip of an eye-tape. Secured upon said base strip 14 in longitudinally spaced apart relation, at distances corresponding to the spacing of the bills 13 of the hooks of -the hook-tape 12, are a plurality of eye fasteners 15 constituting an outer row thereof, thel loops 16 of which project toward an adjacent longitudinal edge of said base strip 14. The bodies of said eye fasteners 15 are covered by a cover strip 17, said cover strip being secured by longitudinal rows of stitches' 18 in such manner that the eye fasteners are strongly attached to said base strip 14, and firmly held against displacement therefrom. The loops 16 project exteriorly beyond the cover strip 17 so as to be exposed for engagement by hook fasteners. Secured upon said base strip 14, in corresponding longitudinally spaced apart relation', and also spaced behind said eye-fasteners 15 a desired distance, are a plurality of eye-fasteners 19 constituting an inner row thereof, the loops 20 of which project toward the outer row of eye fasteners 15. The' bodies of said eye fasteners 19 are covered by a second cover strip 21, the same being secured by longitudinal rows of stitches 22 in such manner that the eye .fasteners 19 strongly attached to said base strip 14, and firmly held against displacement therefrom. The loops 20 freely project exteriorly beyond the cover strip 21. In applying the eye-tape, constructedas above described, to the garment 10, the opposite meeting edge portion 23 of'the garment opening is laid, outer face downward, upon the upper face of the eye-"tape, with its raw edge 24 directed toward the rea-rwa'rd longitudinal edge of said eye-tape. Said' meeting edge portion 23 is thereupon secured by stitching 25 to the base strip 14 of the eye-tape, said stitching 25 preferably traversing the bases of the loops 16 ofthe outer row of eye-fasteners 15 close to the adjacent outer edge of the cover strip 17, or, if desired, the stitching 25 may be run back of the eye fasteners 15, leaving the marginal edge portion free so as to form a- Hy. The garment is now turned along the line of stitching 25 face outward so as to extend rearwardly over the upper face of the eyetape, thus leaving the loops 16 of the outer row ofeye-fasteners 15 exposedy beyond the margin 23 of ther meeting edge portion 23 of the garment opening,so that said loops 1 6 are exteriorly projected subject to operative engagement by the Jpills 13 of the hooktape 12 whichis secured to the meeting edge 11j 'of thegarment, when closing the latter Lacasse in loosely fitting relation to the person of the wearer. The garment having been thus turned bac-k over the eye-tape, the body of the garment is secured to the rearward or inner longitudinal marginal portion of the base strip 14 of the eye-tape by a second line of stitching 26. The face of the garment to the rear of the margin 23 ofits meeting edge portion 23, where the same extends over the second row of eye fasteners 19, is provided with a substantially longitudinal row of perforations, slits or incisions 27, preferably corresponding in spacing to the spacing of said second row of eye fasteners 19. The free ends of the loops 20 of said second row of eye fasteners 19 are projected through said perforations, slits or incisions 27, so that the same are exteriorly exposed at the outer face of the garment, subject to operative engagement by the bills 13 of the hooktape 12 secured to the meeting edge 11.0f the garment, when closing the latter in tight fitting relation to the person of the wearer.

Referring now to Figures 6 and 7 of the drawings, I have shown therein a somewhat modified arrangement of the eye-fastener portion of the garment. In this construction, I employ an eye-tape consisting of the base-strip 14, with the outer row of eyefasteners 15 with free loop portions 16, said eye--fasteners being secured to said base f strip 14 and covered with the cover strip 17 and an inner row of eye fasteners 19 with free loop portions 2 0, said eye-fasteners 19 being secured to said base strip 14 and covered by said cover strip 21, all in the manner above described, and as indicated by similar reference characters applied to said Figures 6 and 7. Instead, however, of securing the body of the garment 10 in covering or overlaid relation to such eye-tape, I provide the latter with an outer facing strip 28, preferably/matching in kind. and appearance the material out of which the face of the garment 10'is made. The outer marginal edge 29 of said facing strip 28 is secured by stitching 30 to the base strip 14, said stitching 30 traversing the bases of the loops 16 of saidouter row of eye fasteners close to the adjacent outer edge of the cover strip 17, or, if desired, the stitching 25 may be run back of the eye-fasteners 15, leaving the outer marginal edge'portion of the facing strip free, so as to form a fly, thus leav ing said loops 16 exteriorly projected subject to operative engagement by the bills llO is unsecured to said base strip- 14, so that.

when applying the eye-tape faced therewith to the meeting edge portion 23 of the garment opening, said meeting edge portion 23 may be inserted between the rearward marginal edge portion of said base strip 14 and Y of perforations, slits orincisions 33, preferably corresponding in spacing to the spacing of said'seeond row of eye fasteners 19. The free ends of the loops 20 of said second row of eye-fasteners 19 are projected through said perforations, slits or incisions 33so that the same are exteriorly exposed at the outer face or side ofsaid facing strip 28 subject to operative engagement by the bills 13 of the hook tape 12 at the opposite side of the garment opening.

Referring now to Figures 8 and 9 of the drawings, I have shown therein a further modified arrangement of the eye-fastener portion of the garment. In this latter form or embodiment of my invention I emplo an eye-tape comprising a tape body or we 34. Secured to this body or web 34, adjacent to its outer longitudinal edge, is a row of -eye-fasteners attached to the body or web 34 b means of rivets 36, and sothat the loops 3 .ofA such eye-fasteners project toward said outer longitudinal edge lof the body orweb.l Also secured to said body or web 34 is a second-or inner row of eye-fasteners 38, correspondingin number and spacing to those of said first row, but inwardly or rearwardly off-set therefrom. Said eyel fasteners 38 are attached to the body or web 34 by means 'of rivets 39, and the loops 40 of said fasteners 38 project forwardly toward said first row of eye-fasteners 35.

In applying such modified form of eyetape to the. garment, I may make use of either form of attachment already above described, but prefer to secure the meeting edge portion v23 of the, garment 10 by stitching v'25, which traverses the bases of the loops 37 of the eye-,fasteners 35, so that said loops are freely projected beyond the margin 23'- of said meeting edge portion, subject to operative engagement by the bills 13 ofl hook tape 1.2v at the opposite side of the garment opening. The body'of the garment is then disposed to extend rearwardly over said second row of eye-fasteners 38, vand is then secured4 by aline of stitching 26 to the rearward or inner marginal edge portion of the body or web 34. Theface of the garment to the rear of said attached margin 23 is provided with` gagement by the bills 13 of hook-tape 12 at the opposite side of the garment opening.

From the above description it will be quite clear that my novel fastening means for womens undergarments is adapted to provide a very convenient means for selectively closing the garment in either a comparative- Y ly loose fitting or relatively tight fitting relation to the wearers personv as may-be desirable at any given time ;y and, furthermore,

the novel fastening means produces a neat. and gapeless closing of the garment opening, whether fastened in loose or tight fitting condition.

I am aware that some lchanges may be made in the arrangement and combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same, without departing from thescope of this invention as set forth in the foregoing specication, and as defined in the appended claim. Hence, I do not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the said devices and parts as described in said specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of said parts as illustrated in the accompanying meeting edge portion overlying said'eye-tape and beingsecured thereto so that said eye loops-of said outer row of eye fasteners project exteriorly from the margin of said meeting edge portion, said meeting edge por-- tion having perforations corresponding in position to the position-of said second row of eye fasteners; and said 'loops of said second row of eye fasteners being projected through said perforations so as to be exposed on the` face of said meeting edge portion back of the margin thereof.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above' I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of February, 1925. 

